Orange Osceola County State Attorney Jeff Ashton should have done the right thing and fired Assistant State Attorney Kenneth Lewis over his distasteful facebook posts, said Florida Civil Rights Association President J. Willie David, III.

Today, the Florida Civil Rights Association will hold a press conference outside of the Orlando Police Headquarters to announce the recent filing of Notice of Intent To Sue the CITY OF ORLANDO and the ORLANDO POLICE DEPARTMENT over a police-involved shooting that left Karvas Gamble, Jr., dead, January 16, 2013. The notice of intent […]

Ahead of an initial vote by the Orlando City Council Monday, on whether to extend by one hour bar hours downtown Orlando and to remove patrons under 21 years old after 10:00 p.m., the Florida Civil Rights Association said, the city “is treading on dangerous grounds with its proposed under 21 ban on bars and nightclubs” in the downtown CRA district.

Calling the planned school closures in Brevard County a sham and discriminatory against African-American students, the Orlando-based Florida Civil Rights Association (FCRA) has filed a federal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, asking for an investigation.

The Florida Civil Rights Association is rejecting the claim that State Attorney-elect Jeff Ashton needs more time to fulfill his commitment to appointing a diverse group of people to senior positions within the State Attorney’s Office.

The Florida Civil Rights Association said Wednesday that, the U.S. Department of Justice has contacted the organization about the federal complaint filed with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder last month seeking a federal investigation into Florida Election debacle that unfairly targets African Americans and Hispanics for discrimination.

President of the Florida Civil Right Association, J. Willie David, III, is calling on the Secretary of State and the Florida Legislature to modernize Florida’s election system and to seriously consider internet voting.

The Orlando-based Florida Civil Rights Association said it will conduct a police misconduct investigation to determine if one of more deputies with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office used excessive force in the shooting death of Andrew Lee Scott, who was the wrong suspect.